1. Cloud Types Four Main Types 1) Cirrus 2) Cumulus
3) Stratus 4) Nimbus (only used in combinations)
***Most other clouds are just a combination of these four

2. Cirrus
High Level
wispy, feathery, hair-like, stretched out cotton ball

3. Stratus
Low Level
Featureless, grey, like high fog, sheet covering the sky

4. Cumulus
Vertically developed
Sharply Outlined, Fair (nice) Weather, Puffy Cotton Ball

5. Cumulonimbus Vertically Developed Massive Thunderstorms
Large, Heavy, Dense
Anvil shaped head.

6. Cirrocumulus
High Level
Part Cirrus, Part Cumulus

7. Cirrostratus
High Level
Part Cirrus, Part Stratus

8. Stratocumulus
Low Level
Part Stratus, Part Cumulus